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Feminism without Contradictions
In “Thought Faces the Future,” my column of October 1, only one short paragraph was devoted to philosophic feminism. All I said was that, by continuing to define womanhood as completely “socially constructed,” current feminist theory has left real-life women … Continue reading →
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Introduction to Womanhood
Lately, I’ve been going through a medley of sources on Woman’s condition. Est-ce que vous ne plaignez pas le sort des femmes? asks a character in a play by Alfred de Musset way back in 1833. Do you not pity … Continue reading →
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